For almost 50 years, the European Social Dialogue Committee for Agriculture has regularly brought together employer and worker representatives from European Union Member States to discuss the social problems faced by workers in the agricultural sector and to develop, call for and implement joint solutions to these problems.
Europe’s agricultural social partners will mark the Committee’s half-centenary against the backdrop of the euro and financial crisis and the upcoming reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). It is therefore a particularly good time to agree on future solutions and get to grips with the challenges ahead.
The 50th anniversary of the European Sectoral Social Dialogue Committee for Agriculture comes at a time when the future of the CAP in Europe is being contemplated. EFFAT is committed to ensuring that the voices of the agricultural social partners are heard during these discussions.
The agricultural sectoral social dialogue is an autonomous social dialogue between employers’ associations and trade unions. It is conducted autonomously and is organised and supported by the European Commission.
